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
raucousdisagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
ruthlesshaving no pity : merciless
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
chasethe hunting of wild animals
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original