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 |
|---|---|
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |