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 |
|---|---|
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |