GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |