GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| primal | original |
| parlance | speech |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
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