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 |
|---|---|
| monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |