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
veerto change direction or course
brookcreek
respitea period of temporary delay
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
glutinoushaving the quality of glue : gummy
choicethe act of choosing : selection
nethersituated down or below : lower
serebeing dried and withered
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute