GRE Word List

SCHISM

division

The meaning of the word schism is division.

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loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
unfetterto free from fetters
abscondto depart secretly and hide oneself
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
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