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
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
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amenableliable to be brought to account : answerable
attestto affirm to be true or genuine
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
raucousdisagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
earthlycharacteristic of or belonging to this earth
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