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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |