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 |
|---|---|
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |