GRE Word List

CATECHISM

oral instruction

The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.

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WordMeaning
fellskin
cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
gentryupper or ruling class : aristocracy
bitinghaving the power to bite
emetican agent that induces vomiting
irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
consensusgeneral agreement : unanimity
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will