GRE Word List
SCHISM
division
The meaning of the word schism is division.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |