GRE Word List

CATECHISM

oral instruction

The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.

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WordMeaning
halcyoncharacterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden
impedimentsomething that impedes
perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
gruela thin porridge
perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment : keen
cisternan artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)
dominantcommanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others
stemthe main trunk of a plant
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host
congruentcongruous