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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| noisome | noxious |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |