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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| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
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| rift | fissure |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| actuary | clerk |