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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |