GRE Word List

SCHISM

division

The meaning of the word schism is division.

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colandera perforated utensil for washing or draining food
coniferany 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
interloperone that interlopes: such as
combustiblecapable of combustion
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
punitiveinflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment
gargantuantremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic
pertinenthaving a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
ricketyaffected with rickets