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
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
riderone that rides
tertiaryof third rank, importance, or value
pertsaucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
traverseto go or travel across or over
sowan adult female swine
chipa small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
savoryhaving savor: such as
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty