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 |
|---|---|
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |