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
jibeto be in accord : agree
excoriateto wear off the skin of : abrade
tycoona businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate
coevalof the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration
effeteno longer fertile
tutelageinstruction especially of an individual
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
haughtinessblatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior
opuswork
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index