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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lapa loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment
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pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
metropolisthe chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
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centripetalproceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
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abominableworthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable