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 |
|---|---|
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| laud | praise |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |