GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| veracious | truthful |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| bookish | of or relating to books |