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 |
|---|---|
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |