GRE Word List
SCHISM
division
The meaning of the word schism is division.
Random words
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|---|---|
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| categorical | absolute |
| haven | harbor |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
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