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 |
|---|---|
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| congruent | congruous |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| unkempt | not combed |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| overthrow | overturn |