GRE Word List
SCHISM
division
The meaning of the word schism is division.
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|---|---|
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| modish | fashionable |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| invalid | not valid: |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |