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 |
|---|---|
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |