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
premeditateto think about and revolve in the mind beforehand
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
collationa light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper
lugubriousmournful
recountto relate in detail : narrate
cunningdexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end
deprecateto express disapproval of
penologya branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders
consanguinitythe quality or state of being consanguineous