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 |
|---|---|
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |