GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| steep | lofty |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |