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 |
|---|---|
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| congenial | pleasant |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| kismet | fate |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |