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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
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| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |