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
intoxicateto excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
beleaguerbesiege
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
concordatcompact
indefatigableincapable of being fatigued : untiring
tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile
mediateoccupying a middle position
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals