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
deleteto eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
zesta piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring
leniencythe quality or state of being lenient
wholesomepromoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
bestialof or relating to beasts
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
dotagea state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness