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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| mystic | mystical |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |