GRE Word List

SCHISM

division

The meaning of the word schism is division.

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WordMeaning
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
animatedendowed with life or the qualities of life : alive
cavalcadea procession (see procession
dripto let fall in drops
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable
manneredhaving manners of a specified kind
adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time