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 |
|---|---|
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| schism | division |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| query | question |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |