GRE Word List
SCHISM
division
The meaning of the word schism is division.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |