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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ejaculationan act of ejaculating
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
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sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
incrementthe amount or degree by which something changes
gustthe sensation of taste
wrangleto dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker
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assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax