GRE Word List
DILEMMA
a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice
The meaning of the word dilemma is a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
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| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |