GRE Word List

PUZZLE

to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally

The meaning of the word puzzle is to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally.

Random words

WordMeaning
avengeto take vengeance for or on behalf of
sedulousinvolving or accomplished with careful perseverance
alludeto make indirect reference
oatmealmeal made from oats
collateralproperty (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
militateto have weight or effect
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings
epauletsomething that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as
annexto attach as a quality, consequence, or condition