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

WordMeaning
belittleto speak slightingly of : disparage
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
remediablecapable of being remedied
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark
bulkmagnitude
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
surveillanceclose watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
severto put or keep apart : divide