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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| spare | not being used |