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.

Random words

WordMeaning
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
respitea period of temporary delay
viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
epicureone with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine
gawka clumsy stupid person : lout
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
sanctiona formal decree
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
conventionagreement