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
irksometending to irk : tedious
epica long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
havenharbor
sedentarynot migratory : settled
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
slakesubside
pitfalltrap
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)