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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| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
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| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
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| venue | locale |
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