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
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
suppliantsupplicant
animositya strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude
quotidianoccurring every day
fancierone that has a special liking or interest
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
sneakto go stealthily or furtively : slink
gleanto gather grain or other produce left by reapers
yokela naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics