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 |
|---|---|
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| demure | reserved |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |