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

WordMeaning
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
invalidnot valid:
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
obeisancea movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow