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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| oversee | survey |
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| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
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