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 |
|---|---|
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| charlatan | quack |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |