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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| fiend | devil |
| plait | pleat |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| distant | separated in space : away |
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