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 |
|---|---|
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |