✅ A rift is a serious disagreement between two people, groups, nations, etc., that leads them to no longer be friendly with each other (The sale of an heirloom led to a rift in the family).

✅ A schism refers to the division of a group into mutually opposed groups (The reboot movie led to a schism between new fans and old fans).

✅ Rift and schism both refer to intense disagreements that lead to people, or groups of people, being on opposing sides.

✅ Rift suggests a broken friendship and implies that if the disagreement is solved, friendship may return. Schism suggests a division that is likely to be long-lasting.

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✅ Abridge means to shorten something by taking out portions while retaining the essential content or meaning (an abridged version of a classic novel).

✅ Truncate means to shorten something by cutting off a part (The song was truncated for release as a single).

✅ Both abridge and truncate mean to shorten something while retaining the essentials.

✅ Abridge suggests removing portions throughout, whereas truncate suggests removing a specific section.

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✅ Mediocre describes something that is neither good nor bad but is just about acceptable (a mediocre lunch menu).

✅ Undistinguished describes something that cannot be distinguished by any quality, such as being better or worse than average (an undistinguished writer).

✅ Mediocre and undistinguished both describe things that are neutral, neither particularly one thing nor another.

✅ Both mediocre and undistinguished have a negative connotation, suggesting that not being notably good is in itself bad.

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