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
abutto border on : to touch along an edge
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as
elaborateplanned or carried out with great care
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane
morbidof, relating to, or characteristic of disease
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
ineffectualnot producing the proper or intended effect : futile
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
inimitablenot capable of being imitated : matchless