GRE Word List

CATECHISM

oral instruction

The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.

Random words

WordMeaning
shuntto turn off to one side : shift
novicea person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community
transcendentexceeding usual limits : surpassing
pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
dodderingfeeble
chaoticmarked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
gourmeta connoisseur of food and drink
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify