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
enormityan outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act
consensusgeneral agreement : unanimity
sublimatesublime
exemplarydeserving imitation : commendable
detonationthe action or process of detonating
relinquishto withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
pusillanimouslacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity