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 |
|---|---|
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |