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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equitablehaving or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples
validateto make legally valid : ratify
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
determinatehaving defined limits
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
quietudea quiet state : repose
unwontedbeing out of the ordinary : rare
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord