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
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
orthodoxconforming to established doctrine especially in religion
affidavita sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation
sovereigntysupreme power especially over a body politic
trougha long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals
repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
unconscionableshockingly unfair or unjust
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
divaprima donna
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept