GRE Word List
CRUX
a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
The meaning of the word crux is a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
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| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |