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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| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
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| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
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| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| infantile | of or relating to infants or infancy |