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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incinerateto cause to burn to ashes
qualifiedfitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent
amphibianan amphibious organism
irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
staccatocut short or apart in performing : disconnected
effeminatehaving feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
bacchanaliaa Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
behemotha mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God