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 |
|---|---|
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |