GRE Word List
QUANDARY
a state of perplexity or doubt
The meaning of the word quandary is a state of perplexity or doubt.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |