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
emollientmaking soft or supple
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal
acrimoniousangry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner
dulcetsweet to the taste
raila bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as
granarya storehouse for threshed grain
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
resignrelegate
aloftat or to a great height