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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| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
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| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
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| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
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| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
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