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 |
|---|---|
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |