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
rankleto cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness
aceticvinegary
miteany of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors
blunderto move unsteadily or confusedly
nethersituated down or below : lower
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
decoya pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless