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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| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
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| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |