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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |