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
mediumsomething in a middle position
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
turbulencethe quality or state of being turbulent: such as
scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
growlrumble
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
malcontenta discontented person: