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

WordMeaning
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
panga brief piercing spasm of pain
besiegeto surround with armed forces
ripto tear or split apart or open
palleta straw-filled tick or mattress
asinineextremely or utterly foolish or silly
touchymarked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic