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 |
|---|---|
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |