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
febrilemarked or caused by fever : feverish
fugitiverunning away or intending flight
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
toxiccontaining or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation
writheto twist into coils or folds
galaxymilky way galaxy
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
castigationto subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space