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 |
|---|---|
| trance | stupor |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| privy | private |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |