GRE Word List

SCHISM

division

The meaning of the word schism is division.

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seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
luscioushaving a delicious taste or smell : sweet
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
disembarkto remove to shore from a ship
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
elusivetending to elude: such as