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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| consort | associate |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| expatriate | banish |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |