GRE Word List

ENIGMA

something hard to understand or explain

The meaning of the word enigma is something hard to understand or explain.

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WordMeaning
thermalof, relating to, or caused by heat
autocraticof, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
ruffiana brutal person : bully
catalysta substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
cringeto recoil in distaste
attestto affirm to be true or genuine
headstrongnot easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions