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
engagingtending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive
insurmountableincapable of being surmounted : insuperable
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
rummageto make a thorough search or investigation
epochan event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
veracityconformity with truth or fact : accuracy
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
sportivefrolicsome
defrockto deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness