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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| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
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| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
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| skiff | any of various small boats |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
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