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
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
ratifyto approve and sanction formally : confirm
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile
queruloushabitually complaining
blurtto utter abruptly and impulsively
turmoila state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
blackballto vote against