GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| whimsy | whim |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| fauna | animal life |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |