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
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
skittishlively or frisky in action : capricious
fervorintensity of feeling or expression
consanguineousof the same blood or origin
forthcomingbeing about to appear or to be produced or made available
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
climeclimate
deifyto make a god of
ascribeto refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing