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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quarry | game |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| forlorn | bereft |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |