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
merita praiseworthy quality : virtue
distantseparated in space : away
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
authenticateto prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
quizzicalcomically quaint
blunthaving an edge or point that is not sharp
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
routa state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat
randoma haphazard course