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.

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WordMeaning
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
impartto give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
mirewet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)
subsidiaryfurnishing aid or support : auxiliary
behemotha mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God
paramourlover
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
iridescenthaving or exhibiting iridescence
schemea plan or program of action
alchemya medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life