GRE Word List

SCHISM

division

The meaning of the word schism is division.

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WordMeaning
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
scabbarda sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet
bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
jurisprudencethe science or philosophy of law
inerrancyexemption from error : infallibility