GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |