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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |