GRE Word List
SCHISM
division
The meaning of the word schism is division.
Random words
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|---|---|
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| sidetrack | siding |
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| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |