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
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
gustoan individual or special taste
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
emetican agent that induces vomiting
uproariousmarked by uproar
untenablenot able to be defended
infirmitythe quality or state of being infirm
tribunala court or forum of justice
vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
fellskin