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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perquisitea privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages
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jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
compoundsomething formed by a union of elements or parts
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
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