GRE Word List
SCHISM
division
The meaning of the word schism is division.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |