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
discernibleable to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
podiuma low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as
ramparta protective barrier : bulwark
traverseto go or travel across or over
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
buttressa projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
debaseto lower in status, esteem, quality, or character
inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed