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 |
|---|---|
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| bump | a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |