GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| append | attach |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| countenance | look |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |