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
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
durationcontinuance in time
representationalone that represents: such as
aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
consonantbeing in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord
obloquya strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young
ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
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