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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WordMeaning
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
depravitya corrupt act or practice
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
vituperativeuttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse
constituenta member of a constituency
misconductmismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response