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
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
extolto praise highly : glorify
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
hypochondriachypochondriacal
abetto actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan)
obscuredark
staccatocut short or apart in performing : disconnected
invincibleincapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued