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 |
|---|---|
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| imbibe | drink |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |