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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WordMeaning
asyluman inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence
amorousstrongly moved by love and especially sexual love
duplicitycontradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action
doctrinea principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma
abideto bear patiently : tolerate
gistessence; main point; substance
insolventunable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business
yokea wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together