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 |
|---|---|
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |