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 |
|---|---|
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |