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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| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |