GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| repercussion | reflection |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| snivel | to run at the nose |