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 |
|---|---|
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |