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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| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |