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 |
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| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| swill | wash |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |