GRE Word List
DILEMMA
situation that requires a choice between equally unfavorable options; problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives
The meaning of the word dilemma is situation that requires a choice between equally unfavorable options; problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| haughtiness | pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty |
| executive | person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing |
| choice | delicate; of very fine quality |
| bouillon | clear beef (or meat) soup |
| ample | enough; abundant; spacious; large in size; Ex. ample opportunity/garden; N. amplitude: quality of being ample; abundance; largeness of space |
| commodious | spacious and comfortable |
| ellipsis | omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses |
| bevy | large group; Ex. a bevy of starlets |
| advocate | speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge; plead for |
| theocracy | government run by religious leaders |
