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 |
|---|---|
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |