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
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
steadfastfirmly fixed in place : immovable
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented
onomatopoeiathe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
gnarledfull of knots or gnarls : knotty
cumbersomeunwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
oracularresembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax