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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regicidea person who kills a king
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
punditpandit
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
pallto lose strength or effectiveness
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
limpto walk lamely