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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |