GRE Word List
SCHISM
division
The meaning of the word schism is division.
Random words
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scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
demise | death |
document | proof |
resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
remission | the act or process of remitting |
bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |