GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |