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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| congruent | congruous |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |