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 |
|---|---|
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| retrench | cut down |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |