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

WordMeaning
delineateto describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail
serebeing dried and withered
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
outstripto go faster or farther than
ruminantan animal that chews the cud
transmuteto change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
incorporealnot corporeal : having no material body or form
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful