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
cullto select from a group : choose
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
debauchto corrupt by intemperance or sensuality
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
routa state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur
high-flownexceedingly or excessively high or favorable
anthropologistthe science of human beings
grapplethe act or an instance of grappling
adeptthoroughly proficient : expert