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
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
weirdof strange or extraordinary character : odd
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
impingeencroach
abominateto hate or loathe intensely : abhor
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
gastronomythe art or science of good eating
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
idyllicpleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity