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 |
|---|---|
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| gnarl | snarl |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| ensconce | shelter |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| overt | open to view : manifest |