GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
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|---|---|
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |