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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| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
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| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
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| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |