GRE Word List
QUANDARY
a state of perplexity or doubt
The meaning of the word quandary is a state of perplexity or doubt.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| fleck | streak |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |