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
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
addlerotten
limpto walk lamely
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
waylayto lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush
virtuosoone who excels in the technique of an art
urchinhedgehog
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control