GRE Word List

SCHISM

division

The meaning of the word schism is division.

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WordMeaning
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
deterrentserving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter
loftan upper room or floor : attic
opportunesuitable or convenient for a particular occurrence
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
divestto deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
curban edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter