GRE Word List
SCHISM
division
The meaning of the word schism is division.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| crass | gross |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| plait | pleat |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |