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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multilingualof, having, or expressed in several languages
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recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
beneficentdoing or producing good
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stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
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