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
indicativeserving to indicate
sterilefailing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
invoketo petition for help or support
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
epochan event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
inroadan advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something
strutto become turgid : swell