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
dowdynot neat or becoming in appearance : shabby
jabto pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object
hideto put out of sight : secrete
disclaimto make a disclaimer
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
outlawa person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
deputizeto appoint as deputy
synopticaffording a general view of a whole