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.

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WordMeaning
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
concordatcompact
arablefit for or used for the growing of crops
remittancea sum of money remitted
fermentto undergo fermentation
gorgea narrow passage through land
equablemarked by lack of variation or change : uniform
senilitythe quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age
desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)