GRE Word List

SCHISM

division

The meaning of the word schism is division.

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WordMeaning
tribunala court or forum of justice
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
freneticmarked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
asperityroughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
approbationcommendation
monochromatichaving or consisting of one color or hue
academicof, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
malefactorone who commits an offense against the law
cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass