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 |
|---|---|
| desperate | having lost hope |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |