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
quizzicalcomically quaint
distortto twist (see twist
abodethe place where one lives : home
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
ultimatuma final proposition, condition, or demand
unrulynot readily ruled, disciplined, or managed
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
prolixityunduly prolonged or drawn out : too long