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
headstrongnot easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions
tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
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adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative