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
quietudea quiet state : repose
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
yokela naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town
annulto declare or make legally invalid or void
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
extenuateto lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
soporificcausing or tending to cause sleep
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
cartographerone that makes maps
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state