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  • 31riddle — I. v. a. Solve, explain, unriddle. II. n. Enigma, puzzle, dark problem, puzzling question …

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  • 32poser — I pos•er [[t]ˈpoʊ zər[/t]] n. a person who poses • Etymology: 1885–90 II pos•er [[t]ˈpoʊ zər[/t]] n. a puzzling question or problem …

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  • 33puzzle — puz•zle [[t]ˈpʌz əl[/t]] n. v. zled, zling 1) a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort 2) a puzzling question, matter, or person 3) a puzzled or perplexed… …

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  • 34stumper — /ˈstʌmpə/ (say stumpuh) noun 1. someone or something that stumps. 2. Cricket Colloquial a wicketkeeper. 3. a puzzling question; poser; problem …

  • 35poser — ► NOUN 1) a person who poses; a poseur. 2) a puzzling question or problem …

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  • 36conundrum — [kə nun′drəm] n. [16th c. Oxford University L slang for pedant, whim, etc.; early sp. quonundrum] 1. a riddle whose answer contains a pun (Ex.: “What s the difference between a jeweler and a jailer?” “One sells watches and the other watches cells …

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  • 37conundrum — n. 1 a riddle, esp. one with a pun in its answer. 2 a hard or puzzling question. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn …

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  • 38poser — n. 1 a person who poses (see POSE(1) v. 3). 2 a puzzling question or problem …

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  • 39stumper — n. colloq. 1 a puzzling question. 2 a wicket keeper …

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  • 40United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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