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 |
|---|---|
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| overwhelm | upset |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| submerge | to put under water |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
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