Related Words for crux

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southern cross
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Name, Name, Name
upshot
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Noun
gist
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Noun
conundrum
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Noun
buttress
/x
Noun
belay
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Noun
point
/
Noun
dichotomy
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Noun
penultimate
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Adjective
dilemma
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Noun
matter
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Noun
paradox
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Noun
crag
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Noun
aspect
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Noun
fundamental
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Adjective
corollary
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Noun
problem
/x
Noun
issue
/x
Noun
linchpin
/x
Noun
premise
/x
Noun
ramification
xxx/x
Noun
fact
/
Noun
main
/
Adjective
nutshell
/x
Noun
part
/
Noun
principle
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Noun
implication
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Noun
pinnacle
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Noun
question
/x
Noun
overarching
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Adjective
contradiction
xx/x
Noun
tricky
/x
Adjective
pitfall
/x
Noun
objection
x/x
Noun
essence
/x
Noun
underlying
xx/x
Adjective
fulcrum
/x
Noun
gripe
/
Noun
hurdle
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Noun
fallacy
/xx
Noun
moot
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Noun
subtext
/x
Noun
juncture
/x
Noun
argument
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Noun
thorny
/x
Adjective
rationale
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Noun
obstacle
/xx
Noun
misconception
xx/x
Noun
apex
/x
Noun
summit
/x
Noun
truism
/xx
Noun
this
/
Adverb, Noun
denouement
xx/
Noun
premiss
x/
Noun
bedrock
/x
Noun
whole
/
Noun
disagreement
xx/x
Noun
flaw
/
Noun
core
/
Noun
cornerstone
/xx
Noun
salient point
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
chief
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Noun
cusp
/
Noun
focal
/x
Adjective
heart and soul
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Phrase, Noun, Adverb
crus
x
Noun
mainspring
/x
Noun
focal point
/x/
Phrase, Noun
cross
/
Noun
crucifix
/xx
Noun
forefront
/x
Noun
headstone
/x
Noun
cruciform
/xx
Noun
nucleus
/xx
Noun
center of gravity
/x//xx
Phrase, Noun
foundation stone
x/x/
Phrase, Noun
caput
x/
Noun
heart
/
Noun
corner
/x
Noun
front
/
Noun
crown
/
Noun
center
/x
Noun
crest
/
Noun
quire
/
Noun
keystone
/x
Noun
rivet
/x
Noun
cutting edge
/x/
Phrase, Noun, Adjective
skirt
/
Noun
vertex
/x
Noun
epitome
x/xx
Noun
spire
/
Noun
spearhead
/x
Noun
centrum
/x
Noun
base
/
Noun
foot
/
Noun
scalp
/
Noun
periphery
x/xx
Noun
upside
//
Adjective
cradle
/x
Noun
jugular
/xx
Noun
hinge
/
Noun
face
/
Noun
body
/x
Noun
parti
/x
Noun
rood
/
Noun
head
/
Noun
marrow
/x
Noun
principal
/xx
Noun
edge
/
Noun
skeleton
/xx
Noun
fringe
/
Noun
crista
/x
Noun
crook
/
Noun
curb
/
Noun
midsection
/xx
Noun
clout
/
Noun
warp
/
Noun
gore
/
Noun
accent
x/
Noun
feature
/x
Noun
border
/x
Noun
prong
/
Noun
lech
/
Noun
underpinning
/xxx
Noun
notorious
x/xx
Adjective
textual
/xx
Adjective
interpretative
xxx/x
Adjective
exegetical
/x/xx
Adjective
climb
/
Noun
pinpointed
/xx
Verb
very
/x
Adjective
lies
/
Verb
thematic
x/x
Adjective
controversy
/xxx
Noun
real
/
Adjective
dispute
x/
Noun
predicament
x/xx
Noun
revolves
x/
Verb
debate
x/
Noun
famous
/x
Adjective
latin
/x
Adjective
difficulty
/xxx
Noun
contention
x/x
Noun
quarrel
/x
Noun
thesis
/x
Noun
complaint
x/
Noun
situation
xx/x
Noun
misses
/x
Verb
alpha and omega
/x/x/x
Phrase, Noun
answer
/x
Noun, Verb
antinomy
x/xx
Noun
aporia
x/xx
Noun
arching
/x
Noun, Adjective
axis
/x
Noun
basis
/x
Noun
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bow
/
Noun, Verb
bracketed
/xx
Adjective
calculated
/xxx
Adjective
central
/x
Adjective, Noun
centre
/x
Noun, Verb
chordal
/x
Adjective
christological
/x/xx
Adjective
chronological
xx/xx
Adjective
circle
/x
Noun, Verb
climactic
x/x
Adjective
crucial
/x
Adjective
cur
/
Noun
desideratum
xx/xx
Noun
essential
x/x
Adjective, Noun
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
fund
/
Noun, Verb
heartland
/x
Noun
hitch
/
Noun, Verb
hub
/
Noun
kernel
/x
Noun, Verb
key
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
knot
/
Noun, Verb
lesson
/x
Noun, Verb
meat
/
Noun
next
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
node
/
Noun
noose
/
Noun, Verb
nub
/
Noun, Verb
pertinent
/xx
Adjective, Noun
precondition
xx/x
Noun, Verb
quid
/
Noun, Verb
relevant
/xx
Adjective
resolvable
x/xx
Adjective
riddle
/x
Noun, Verb
ring
/
Noun, Verb
root
/
Noun, Verb
rub
/
Verb, Noun
shaft
/
Noun, Verb
substance
/x
Noun, Verb
tau
/
Noun
thrust
/
Noun, Verb
ticklish
/xx
Adjective
tie
/
Noun, Verb
touchstone
/x
Noun
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb
aisle
/
Noun
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
daylight
/x
Noun, Verb
closet
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
stovepipe
/x
Noun, Verb
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
headlines
/x
Noun
tell
/
Verb, Noun
pidgin
/x
Noun