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
pantomimepantomimist
perfidiousof, relating to, or characterized by perfidy
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levityexcessive or unseemly frivolity
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
clapperone that claps: such as
afflictiona cause of persistent pain or distress
gradationa series forming successive stages
discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct