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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accoutreto provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
obsequya funeral or burial rite
industriousconstantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent
sanctimonioushypocritically pious or devout
philistinea native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia