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 |
|---|---|
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |