GRE Word List
SCHISM
division
The meaning of the word schism is division.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |