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
academicof, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland
erroneouscontaining or characterized by error : mistaken
archaeologythe scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
fanciedimagined or believed to be true or real
gustthe sensation of taste
imprecationcurse
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
fidelitythe quality or state of being faithful