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 |
|---|---|
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| encumber | weigh down |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |