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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opiatean 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
reaperone that reaps
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
machinationsan act of machinating
haphazardmarked by lack of plan, order, or direction
overturnto cause to turn over : upset
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
apostateone who commits apostasy
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain