GRE Word List
SCHISM
division
The meaning of the word schism is division.
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|---|---|
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
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| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| clip | encompass |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |