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
primaloriginal
luxuriateto grow profusely : thrive
nutritionthe act or process of nourishing or being nourished
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
bouta spell or period of activity: such as
unprecedentedhaving no precedent : novel
surfeitan overabundant supply : excess
knacka special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete