mire vs quandary

mire

noun
  • An undesirable situation, a predicament. 

  • Deep mud; moist, spongy earth. 

verb
  • To cause or permit to become stuck in mud; to plunge or fix in mud. 

  • To sink into mud. 

  • To weigh down. 

  • To soil with mud or foul matter. 

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 mire and quandary occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )