GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
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freebooter | pirate |
cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
chafe | irritate |
apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |