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 |
|---|---|
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |