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 |
|---|---|
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |