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 |
|---|---|
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |