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
marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
formidablecausing fear, dread, or apprehension
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
pragmatista practical approach to problems and affairs
caterto provide a supply of food
aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
scuffleto struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion