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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metersystematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm
derogatoryexpressive of a low opinion : disparaging
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
addressto mark directions for delivery on
duressforcible restraint or restriction
floraa treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink
spatialrelating to, occupying, or having the character of space
seasonalof, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season
stem_fromarise from; originate from