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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |