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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |