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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |