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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| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |