GRE Word List

CATECHISM

oral instruction

The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.

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indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
canarda false or unfounded report or story
usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use
connivancethe act of conniving
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
imbroglioan acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
slighthaving a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
vintnera wine merchant
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