GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| acetic | vinegary |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |