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
wearyexhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
paeana joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
outragean act of violence or brutality
hypercriticalmeticulously or excessively critical
gistessence; main point; substance
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
incongruitythe quality or state of being incongruous
vixena female fox
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
amorousstrongly moved by love and especially sexual love