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
pastea dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls
bodeto indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
rabidextremely violent : furious
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
inuredto accustom to accept something undesirable
collateto compare critically
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
confoundto throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity