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
bentunenclosed grassland
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
parleyto speak with another : confer
pragmatista practical approach to problems and affairs
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
incandescentwhite, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
arrogancean attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
motilitythe quality or state of being motile : capability of movement
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference