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 |
|---|---|
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| retrench | cut down |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |