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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mobilecapable of moving or being moved : movable
serpentineof or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement)
bouta spell or period of activity: such as
infirmitythe quality or state of being infirm
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
impassionedfilled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
novaa star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
gratuitysomething given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)