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
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
paeana joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
gambolto skip about in play : frisk
adversaryone that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent
decreean order usually having the force of law
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments
concatenatelinked together
retiringreserved
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper