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 |
|---|---|
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| categorical | absolute |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |