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

WordMeaning
dissipateto break up and drive off
flourishto grow luxuriantly : thrive
audaciousintrepidly daring : adventurous
distraitapprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted
timorousof a timid disposition : fearful
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
encumberweigh down
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
debunkto expose the sham (see sham
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible