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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WordMeaning
anodyneserving to alleviate pain
soliloquythe act of talking to oneself
lagoona shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
triflinglacking in significance or solid worth: such as
posturethe position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose
decryto depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly
exiguousexcessively scanty : inadequate