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 |
|---|---|
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| sidetrack | siding |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| verge | brink |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |