GRE Word List

CATECHISM

oral instruction

The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.

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epicureone with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
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inculcateto teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
parcheddeprived of natural moisture
imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly
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