GRE Word List
ENIGMA
something hard to understand or explain
The meaning of the word enigma is something hard to understand or explain.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |