GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| dire | exciting horror |