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
tributesomething given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved
approbationcommendation
torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
bemoanto express deep grief or distress over
rebuffto reject or criticize sharply : snub
predatoran organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation
dankunpleasantly moist or wet
queasycausing nausea
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
physiologicalof or relating to physiology