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 |
|---|---|
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |