GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| doddering | feeble |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |