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 |
|---|---|
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| poise | balance |
| horticultural | the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |