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
aloofremoved or distant either physically or emotionally
divineof, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god
accretionthe process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
impregnableincapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
dourstern
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air