Schism division schizo (divide). bootless useless boot (profit) + less (without)
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schism•divisionschizo (divide)
bootless•useless
boot (profit) +less (without)
rubicund•red
rub (red)
apotheosis• ideal exampleapo (away) +theo (god) + sis (condition)
precursor• forerunner
pre (before) + curs (run)
transpose•switch
trans (across) +pos (put)
invective• insulting word
in (not / against) +vect (carry)
prestidigitation•magicprest (ready) +digit (finger) +tion (state or act)
cosmology•study of the universecosmo (world) + logy (science)
effusion•outpouring
ef = ex (out) +fus (pour)
anthology• literary collection
antho (flower) + logia (collection)
posthumous•after death
post (after) +hum (earth)
euphony•beautiful sound
eu (good) +phon (sound)
refractory•unruly; stubbornly bad
re (again) +fract (break)
platitude• overused saying; cliché
plat (flat)
acrophobia• fear of heights
acro (high) +phobia (fear)
agoraphobia•fear of open placesagora (place of congregation)
phobia (fear)
veracity• truthfulness
ver (true)
verisimilitude•similarity to truth
ver (true) +simil (like / similar) +tude (state of)
idiosyncrasy•peculiarity
idio (peculiar) +syn (together)
alumni•graduates
casus belli• cause for war
casus (case) +bell (war)
interregnum• time between rulers
inter (between) +regnum (reign)
infraction• to break; to violate
in (into) +fract (break)
condign•well-deserved
con (together) +dign (worthy)