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 |
|---|---|
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| bevy | a large group or collection |