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 |
|---|---|
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |