GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |