extremity vs quandary

extremity

noun
  • A hand or foot. 

  • The most extreme or furthest point of something. 

  • A limb (“major appendage of a human or animal such as an arm, leg, or wing”). 

  • An extreme measure. 

quandary

noun
  • A dilemma, a difficult decision or choice. 

  • A state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement. 

How often have the words extremity and quandary occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )