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
dismissto permit or cause to leave
apoliticalhaving no interest or involvement in political affairs
feasiblecapable of being done or carried out
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
compilationthe act or process of compiling
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime