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
vintnera wine merchant
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agrarianof or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
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jabberto talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle