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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| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
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| residual | remainder |
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| invalid | not valid: |