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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| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
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| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |