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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yokela naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town
icona person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere
avowto declare assuredly
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
appallto overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay
pettyhaving secondary rank or importance : minor
inalienableincapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
centurionan officer commanding a Roman century