GRE Word List
SCHISM
division
The meaning of the word schism is division.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
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| occident | west |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
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