GRE Word List
SCHISM
division
The meaning of the word schism is division.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
refrain | curb |
dowse | to plunge into water |
itinerant | traveling from place to place |
forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |