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 |
|---|---|
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| render | to melt down |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |