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
fastidiousshowing or demanding excessive delicacy or care
impoliticnot politic : unwise
jetsamthe part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
edificebuilding
pantomimepantomimist
cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
flightyswift
bulwarka solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart