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
embroiderto ornament with needlework
travailwork especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil
retortto pay or hurl back : return
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
engrossto copy or write in a large hand
impalpableincapable of being felt by touch : intangible
gullibleeasily duped or cheated
precipicea very steep or overhanging place
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
dulcetsweet to the taste