GRE Word List

CATECHISM

oral instruction

The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.

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WordMeaning
authenticateto prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine
refraincurb
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
transitoryof brief duration : temporary
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
sumptuousextremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
eccentricdeviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways