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
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
premonitorygiving warning
metallurgicalthe science and technology of metals
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
overthrowoverturn
tarryto delay or be tardy in acting or doing
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
impertinentgiven to or characterized by insolent rudeness
impuissanceweakness