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
disproportionlack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity
ichthyologya branch of zoology that deals with fishes
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
reciprocalinversely related : opposite
humidcontaining or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
preamblean introductory statement
innocuousproducing no injury : harmless