To agglomerate a group of things is to gather them together without any noticeable order.
If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in multiple ways.
An apostate has abandoned their religious faith, political party, or devotional cause.
If liquid coagulates, it becomes thick and solid.
If two or more things coalesce, they come together to form a single larger unit.
A coalition is a temporary union of different political or social groups that agrees to work together to achieve a shared aim.
A confluence is a situation where two or more things meet or flow together at a single point or area—usually where two streams join together.
The adjective conjugal refers to marriage or the relationship between two married people.
If there is a dichotomy between two things, there is a division of great difference or opposition between them.
A disaffected member of a group or organization is not satisfied with it; consequently, they feel little loyalty towards it.
A dissident is someone who disagrees publicly with a government, especially in a country where this is not allowed.
Divergent opinions differ from each other; divergent paths move apart from one another.
Something that is divisive is likely to cause arguments between people.
When people equivocate, they avoid making a clear statement; they are deliberately vague in order to avoid giving a direct answer to a question.
A small group or issue that is factious is controversial and promotes strong disagreement or dissatisfaction within a larger group.
The word homogeneous is used to describe a group that has members or parts which are similar or are all of the same type.
Someone who is perfidious is not loyal and cannot be trusted.
To be politic in a decision is to be socially wise and diplomatic.
Refractory people deliberately don’t obey someone in authority and so are difficult to deal with or control.
A schism causes a group or organization to divide into two groups as a result of differences in their aims and beliefs.
Verb
bifurcate
BAHY-fer-kayt
Context
On their journey downriver, the two friends followed the left fork when the water bifurcated into two separate channels. They had to decide quickly which side of the wide river to follow since the map did not clearly warn them that it bifurcated or split into two waterways at that point. Later, when they were camping for the night, the two friends learned from a local woman that the unmarked, bifurcated fork in the river was named “Orc Fork.”
Quiz:Try again!
What is an example of something that can bifurcate?
A pair of glasses that allows someone to see both near and far.
BifforKate The trolling forum lurker couldn't decide whether to choose his pseudonym and avatar as an uberkewl "Biff" or a gorgeous Kate Winslet. He was bifurcated between BifforKate.
Examples
On leaving a top publicity post at Disney, and again when she left Universal, Ms. Curtin saw her function bifurcate: one person took the films, another took the company.
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The New York Times
If the judge agrees to consider this issue first—to bifurcate the case—the law would require the judge to decide the matter without a jury.
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The New York Times
To bifurcate is to “fork twice,” that is, form “two” separate paths.
Word Theater
The Wizard of Oz The Yellow Brick Road bifurcates right where the Scarecrow hangs out.
The panel shows a small video clip of either the word in actual use or a scene that represents the meaning of a word. This not only breaks up the monotony of studying words but also provides another avenue to strengthen word meaning. Enjoy!
