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
apotheosisthe perfect form or example of something : quintessence
unceremoniousnot ceremonious : informal
gibeto utter taunting words
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
trancestupor
diademcrown
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
culverta transverse drain
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical