GRE Word List
DILEMMA
a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice
The meaning of the word dilemma is a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |