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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WordMeaning
conformistone who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior
incisiveimpressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
delineateto describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure
prerogativean exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
quotidianoccurring every day
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand