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 |
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| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |