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 |
|---|---|
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| gnome | maxim |
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| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |