GRE Word List

CATECHISM

oral instruction

The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.

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WordMeaning
conjectureinference formed without proof or sufficient evidence
bodeto indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
decreean order usually having the force of law
groovea long narrow channel or depression
feignto give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
deputizeto appoint as deputy
perforateto make a hole through
virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality