GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |