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.

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WordMeaning
wardthe action or process of guarding
concertedmutually contrived or agreed on
piquantengagingly provocative
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
rileto make agitated and angry : upset
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
rantto talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle