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.

Random words

WordMeaning
clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
grovelto creep with the face to the ground : crawl
precepta command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
plumagethe feathers of a bird
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure
trystan agreement (as between lovers) to meet
ossifyto change into bone
malaproposin an inappropriate or inopportune way