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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cliquea narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
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gibberishunintelligible or meaningless language:
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infirmitythe quality or state of being infirm
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