GRE Word List

DICHOTOMY

a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities

The meaning of the word dichotomy is a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities.

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WordMeaning
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
inhibitto prohibit from doing something
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
cuisinemanner of preparing food : style of cooking
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
intimidateto make timid or fearful : frighten
overbearingtending to overwhelm : overpowering
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
comityfriendly social atmosphere : social harmony