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
regicidea person who kills a king
claspa device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together
subsistencereal being : existence
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
guilelessinnocent
humidcontaining or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive
righteousacting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin
indenturea document or a section of a document that is indented
shuntto turn off to one side : shift
nebulousof, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular