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.

Random words

WordMeaning
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
slaughterthe act of killing
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
contrivancea thing contrived
fabricateinvent
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper