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
dissuadeto advise (a person) against something
wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
humidcontaining or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive
direexciting horror
bitinghaving the power to bite
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet