1. schism division schizo (divide)

2. bootless useless boot (profit) + less (without)

3. rubicund red rub (red)

4. apotheosis ideal example apo (away) + theo (god) + sis (condition)

5. precursor forerunner pre (before) + curs (run)

6. transpose switch trans (across) + pos (put)

7. invective insulting word in (not / against) + vect (carry)

8. prestidigitation magic prest (ready) + digit (finger) + tion (state or act)

9. cosmology study of the universe cosmo (world) + logy (science)

10. effusion outpouring ef = ex (out) + fus (pour)

11. anthology literary collection antho (flower) + logia (collection)

12. posthumous after death post (after) + hum (earth)

13. euphony beautiful sound eu (good) + phon (sound)

14. refractory unruly; stubbornly bad re (again) + fract (break)

15. platitude overused saying; cliché plat (flat)

16. acrophobia fear of heights acro (high) + phobia (fear)

17. agoraphobia fear of open places agora (place of congregation) phobia (fear)

18. veracity truthfulness ver (true)

19. verisimilitude similarity to truth ver (true) + simil (like / similar) + tude (state of)

20. idiosyncrasy peculiarity idio (peculiar) + syn (together)

21. alumni graduates

22. casus belli cause for war casus (case) + bell (war)

23. interregnum time between rulers inter (between) + regnum (reign)

24. infraction to break; to violate in (into) + fract (break)

25. condign well-deserved con (together) + dign (worthy)