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 |
|---|---|
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |