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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moratoriuma legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt
ashenof, relating to, or made from ash wood
impassionedfilled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
servileof or befitting a menial position
eccentricitythe quality or state of being eccentric
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
sentinelsentry
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
dazzleto lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light