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 |
|---|---|
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |