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 |
|---|---|
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
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| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
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