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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| reverie | daydream |
| maroon | a dark red |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |