GRE Word List
NONPLUS
a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
The meaning of the word nonplus is a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary.
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| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
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| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
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