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 |
|---|---|
| wreak | bring about |
| obscure | dark |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| fell | skin |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |