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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| Word | Meaning |
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| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| viable | capable of living |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| jetsam | the 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 |