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 |
|---|---|
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| writ | something written : writing |
| endue | provide |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |