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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frittera small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat
outmodednot being in style
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
eclecticcomposed of elements drawn from various sources
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
infallibleincapable of error : unerring
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
amphitheateran oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles