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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |