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 |
|---|---|
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| sidetrack | siding |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| pedagogue | teacher |