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 |
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| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |