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
divaprima donna
pillorya device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked
embroiderto ornament with needlework
avantgardegroup of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard
lionizeto treat as an object of great interest or importance
yieldto bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation
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antipathya strong feeling of dislike
scadany of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed