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
inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
husbandrythe cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
deludeto mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive
postmortemdone, occurring, or collected after death
plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion