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
fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish : silly
fanciedimagined or believed to be true or real
platitudethe quality or state of being dull or insipid
dissectionthe act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
lopean easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented
exculpateto clear from alleged fault or guilt
stockadea line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense