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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obsidiana dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava
deliriuman acute (see acute
hedonista person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism
busta sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
quietudea quiet state : repose
arcadea long arched building or gallery
tangiblecapable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable
futileserving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law