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)