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
flayto strip off the skin or surface of : skin
grislyinspiring horror or intense fear
effigyan image or representation especially of a person
atrophydecrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
genesisthe origin or coming into being of something
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
artisana worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson