GRE Word List

PROBLEMATIC

posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide

The meaning of the word problematic is posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide.

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profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
ventto provide with a vent
buoyanthaving buoyancy
sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
referendumthe principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
cordialshowing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval