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
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
blemishto spoil by a flaw
piscatorialpiscatory
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
saturateto satisfy fully : satiate
convulsionan abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles
conformitycorrespondence in form, manner, or character : agreement
candorunreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness