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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |