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
enhanceheighten
surmountto prevail over : overcome
providencedivine guidance or care
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
aridexcessively dry
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
plumagethe feathers of a bird
pungentsharply painful
accommodateto provide with something desired, needed, or suited
mnemonicassisting or intended to assist memory