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
desperatehaving lost hope
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
subornto induce secretly to do an unlawful thing
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
crustthe hardened exterior or surface part of bread
deadlocka state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill
equilibriuma state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise
maelstroma powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius
urgentcalling for immediate attention : pressing
herbivorousfeeding on plants