GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| stringent | tight |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |