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 |
|---|---|
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| docile | easily taught |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |