GRE Word List
SCHISM
division
The meaning of the word schism is division.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |