GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| appease | pacify |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |