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 |
|---|---|
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| docile | easily taught |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |