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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |