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
occludeto close up or block off : obstruct
vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved
collationa light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
diversionthe act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
dulcetsweet to the taste
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)