GRE Word List
SCHISM
division
The meaning of the word schism is division.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| whittle | a large knife |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |