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 |
|---|---|
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |