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 |
|---|---|
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| resign | relegate |
| aloft | at or to a great height |