GRE Word List
CATECHISM
book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize
The meaning of the word catechism is book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize.
Random words
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fulsome | disgustingly excessive; offensively flattering; Ex. fulsome praise/expressions of admire |
blasphemy | irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege |
saturnine | morose; gloomy; Ex. Do not be misled by his saturnine countenance. |
attribute | essential quality; V: ascribe; explain |
defunct | dead; no longer in use or existence |
sordid | filthy; foul; base; vile; Ex. sordid bed/story |
agility | nimbleness; ability to move quickly |
pinch | squeeze between the thumb and a finger, or other edges; Ex. I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming. N: amount that can be held between the thumb and a finger |
draft | first rough form; conscription; draught; V: make a draft of; conscript |
artifacts | object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced |