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
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
exemplifyto show or illustrate by example
invocationthe act or process of petitioning for help or support
documentproof
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
arborealof, relating to, or resembling a tree
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
rectitudethe quality or state of being straight
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning