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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |