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
gazettenewspaper
appropriateespecially suitable or compatible : fitting
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
strutto become turgid : swell
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
prevailto gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife
turncoatone who switches to an opposing side or party
triggera piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it
lackadaisicallacking life, spirit, or zest : languid