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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| Word | Meaning |
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| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| juncture | a point of time |
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| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |