GRE Word List

SCHISM

division

The meaning of the word schism is division.

Random words

WordMeaning
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
titillateto excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
disparitya noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity
loga usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree