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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| sublimate | sublime |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |