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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| sublimate | sublime |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |