GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| upright | perpendicular |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |