GRE Word List

CATECHISM

oral instruction

The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.

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aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
mausoleuma large tomb
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
amassto collect for oneself : accumulate
flicka light sharp jerky stroke or movement
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion