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 |
|---|---|
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| demure | reserved |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |