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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| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
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| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
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| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
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| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |