riddle
Day 61Level 2RID-l
brain-teaser
puzzling person or thing; brain-teaser
Part of Speech: noun
Synonyms:
enigma, puzzle, conundrum
Example Sentence:
Schools face funding riddle with new state budget.
Related Words
antithetical
Day 61diametrically opposite
an-tuh-THET-i-cul
diametrically opposite
deride
Day 61to mock
dih-RIED
to make fun of
dupe
Day 61to deceive
doop
to cheat or deceive
elusive
Day 61evasive
ih-LOO-siv
hard to pin down; cleverly or skillfully evasive
emaciate
Day 61to make thin
ih-MEY-shee-eyt
to make thin and weak
homily
Day 61sermon
HAH-muh-lee
a sermon or morally instructive lecture