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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purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
glowto shine with or as if with an intense heat
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
shrewany 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
negateto deny the existence or truth of
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fulcrumprop
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graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
dazzleto lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light