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
undulatinghaving a wavy surface, edge, or markings
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
endorseto write on the back of
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
replicateduplicate
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
hereafterafter this in sequence or in time
disquietudeanxiety
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right