GRE Word List
SCHISM
division
The meaning of the word schism is division.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rarefied | being less dense |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |