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
contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else
unwontedbeing out of the ordinary : rare
cubiclea sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room
meretriciousof or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
germinateto cause to sprout or develop
cullto select from a group : choose
gougea chisel with a concavo-convex cross section
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation