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
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
interloperone that interlopes: such as
hailprecipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow
disjointedbeing thrown out of orderly function
trimto remove by or as if by cutting
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
overbearingtending to overwhelm : overpowering
incipientbeginning to come into being or to become apparent