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
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal
elixira substance held capable of changing base metals into gold
deftcharacterized by facility and skill
polyglotone who is polyglot
inclusivebroad in orientation or scope
intersticea space that intervenes between things
porouspossessing or full of pores
vanguardthe forefront of an action or movement
indecisiona wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds