GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |