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
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fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
mandate | an authoritative command |
convoluted | having convolutions |
outgoing | going away : departing |
jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |