GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| foppish | foolish |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| maroon | a dark red |