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
indignationanger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
hazarda source of danger
miniona servile dependent, follower, or underling
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal
queryquestion
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
uproara state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance