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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |