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.

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pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
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lucidsuffused with light : luminous
inundateoverwhelm
obsequiousmarked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
prohibitivetending to prohibit or restrain
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
lackadaisicallacking life, spirit, or zest : languid