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
malignevil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious
obloquya strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
eddya current of water or air running contrary to the main current
appriseto give notice to : tell
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
migrantone that migrates: such as
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed