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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WordMeaning
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
requisiteneeded for a particular purpose : essential
blareto sound loud and strident
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling
rummageto make a thorough search or investigation
appreciateto grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of