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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| Word | Meaning |
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| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
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| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
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| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |