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 |
|---|---|
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |