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 |
|---|---|
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |