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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WordMeaning
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
purgeto clear of guilt
arablefit for or used for the growing of crops
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
intrepidcharacterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
slinkto go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal
accretionthe process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
codifyto reduce to a code