GRE Word List
SCHISM
division
The meaning of the word schism is division.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| rickety | affected with rickets |