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
gruffrough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
laxloose
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necromancyconjuration (see conjure
epauletsomething that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as
incipientbeginning to come into being or to become apparent
exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
bruntthe principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
lampoonsatire