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
lampoonsatire
glutto flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand
foppishfoolish
hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
dexterousmentally adroit and skillful : clever
insolventunable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
spatulaa flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting