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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| Word | Meaning |
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| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |