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
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
descryto catch sight of
narrativesomething that is narrated : story
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
duplicitycontradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action
primethe second of the canonical hours
stoketo poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy