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 |
|---|---|
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |