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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| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
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| relish | characteristic flavor |
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