Sunday, April 11, 2010

GRE VOCAB: CONUNDRUM VS RIDDLE

1. Conundrum (n): a confusing and difficult problem or question.


: A riddle



2. Riddle (n): a question or statement phrased so as to require ingenuity in ascertaining its answer or meaning


Quote: I can not forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped inside a mystery inside an enigma. (Sir Winston Churchill).

Riddle (v): make many holes in, especially with gunshot.

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