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
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead
morticianundertaker
loftan upper room or floor : attic
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
brackishsomewhat salty
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
cornicethe molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
cleaveto adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly