GRE Word List
SCHISM
division
The meaning of the word schism is division.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |