GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |