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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WordMeaning
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
meteto give out by measure : dole out
pedagogueteacher
asteroidany of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
animositya strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude
hortatoryhortative
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
conventionalformed by agreement or compact