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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bohemiana native or inhabitant of Bohemia
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garishclothed in vivid colors
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
remitto lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
humidcontaining or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify