GRE Word List

SCHISM

division

The meaning of the word schism is division.

Random words

WordMeaning
addlerotten
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
rakean implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground
appallto overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay
cornicethe molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration
admonishto indicate duties or obligations to
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
debonairsuave
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid