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 |
|---|---|
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |