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
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
weatherthe state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
grovelto creep with the face to the ground : crawl
teetotalismthe principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks
stampedea wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn