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
parleyto speak with another : confer
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
uproara state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance
dazzleto lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
dormera window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof
platitudethe quality or state of being dull or insipid
mediateoccupying a middle position
anomalysomething different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator