GRE Word List
SCHISM
division
The meaning of the word schism is division.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
crossbreed | hybridize |
constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |