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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| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |