GRE Word List
SCHISM
division
The meaning of the word schism is division.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| sow | an adult female swine |