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
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
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caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics