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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WordMeaning
impotentnot potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy
cessationa temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop
pigmenta substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
consternationamazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
gestateto carry in the uterus during pregnancy
panga brief piercing spasm of pain