GRE Word List
QUANDARY
dilemma; state of uncertainty; Ex. She is in a quandary about whether to go.
The meaning of the word quandary is dilemma; state of uncertainty; Ex. She is in a quandary about whether to go..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enrapture | please intensely; fill with rapture and delight |
| aviary | enclosure for birds; large cage |
| veracious | (of a person) truthful |
| penumbra | partial shadow (in an eclipse); CF. almost shadow |
| precis | abstract; concise summing up of main points; concise summary of a text |
| don | put on; OP. doff |
| mentor | counselor; teacher |
| carping | petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble |
| veto | vested power to reject a bill; exercise of this right; V: prevent or forbid by exercising the power of veto |
| charm | quality of pleasing; amulet; action or formula thought to have magical power; spell; V: attract; cast a spell on; bewitch |
