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 |
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| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |