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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |