GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| leery | suspicious |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |