GRE Word List
SCHISM
division
The meaning of the word schism is division.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |