GRE Word List
SCHISM
division
The meaning of the word schism is division.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |