GRE Word List

SCHISM

division

The meaning of the word schism is division.

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WordMeaning
expenditurethe act or process of expending
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
shama trick that deludes : hoax
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
knitto form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles
retrenchcut down
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
pronouncedstrongly marked : decided
amassto collect for oneself : accumulate