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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |