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 |
|---|---|
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |