GRE Word List
SCHISM
division
The meaning of the word schism is division.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| fell | skin |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |