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
filibusteran irregular military adventurer
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scrappyconsisting of scraps
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
irreverencelack of reverence
lustera glow of reflected light : sheen
spatialrelating to, occupying, or having the character of space
dozeto sleep lightly
flaccidnot firm or stiff
brindledhaving obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground