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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insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
placeboa usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder
scavengeto remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area
itineranttraveling from place to place
quoruma select group
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
dislodgeto drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage
breadthdistance from side to side : width
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds