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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WordMeaning
thwartto oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of
defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge
enactto establish by legal and authoritative act
tumidmarked by swelling : swollen
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
suppliantsupplicant
prognosticateto foretell from signs or symptoms : predict
illimitableincapable of being limited or bounded : measureless
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
simulateto give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate