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 |
|---|---|
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |