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 |
|---|---|
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |