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
betrothto promise to marry
compellingthat compels: such as
denotationan act or process of denoting
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
transmuteto change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes