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
fleckstreak
filthfoul or putrid matter
vicaran ecclesiastical agent: such as
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
dorsalan ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
demagoguea leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
vixena female fox
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