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

WordMeaning
volubleeasily rolling or turning : rotating
serenitythe quality or state of being serene
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
choicethe act of choosing : selection
insurmountableincapable of being surmounted : insuperable
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use
impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous