GRE Word List

SCHISM

division

The meaning of the word schism is division.

Random words

WordMeaning
cupidityinordinate desire for wealth : avarice
aghaststruck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset
dissipateto break up and drive off
benefitsomething that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage
unconscionableshockingly unfair or unjust
capacitylegal competency (see competence
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
comprehendto grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of
congruentcongruous
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype