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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WordMeaning
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
plightto put or give in pledge : engage
plaitpleat
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
satiatefilled to satiety
panaceaa remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
ricketyaffected with rickets
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
rankrelative standing or position
ransackto look through thoroughly in often a rough way