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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| sidetrack | siding |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |