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
haughtinessblatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior
portendto give an omen or anticipatory sign of
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
invincibleincapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued
luridcausing horror or revulsion : gruesome
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
lexicographeran author or editor of a dictionary
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable