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

WordMeaning
flutterto flap the wings rapidly
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful
meagerhaving little flesh : thin
pendingduring
stygianof or relating to the river Styx
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
replicaan exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life