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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palpablecapable of being touched or felt : tangible
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obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
bruisean injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
loga usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree
grillto broil on a grill
diluteattenuate