GRE Word List
SCHISM
division
The meaning of the word schism is division.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| veracious | truthful |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |