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 |
|---|---|
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| hardy | bold |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |