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 |
|---|---|
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| append | attach |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| whittle | a large knife |