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 |
|---|---|
| mischance | bad luck |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
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| itinerant | traveling from place to place |