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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| Word | Meaning |
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| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| appease | pacify |
| connoisseur | expert |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |