GRE Word List

CATECHISM

oral instruction

The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.

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dementedmad
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
itineranttraveling from place to place
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throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
nutritiousnourishing
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
surpassto become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic