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 |
|---|---|
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| encompass | include |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| savory | having savor: such as |