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

WordMeaning
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
depredationto lay waste : plunder
hullthe outer covering of a fruit or seed
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
miscreantunbelieving
acmethe highest point or stage
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
aggregateformed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective
anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness
inopportuneinconvenient