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
incumbentthe holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
denigrateto attack the reputation of : defame
abominableworthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
multiformhaving many forms or appearances
flusterto put into a state of agitated confusion : upset
scavengeto remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
blushoutward appearance : view