GRE Word List

CATECHISM

oral instruction

The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.

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homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
platitudethe quality or state of being dull or insipid
venturesomeinclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
teetotalismthe principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks
moltto shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically
blemishto spoil by a flaw
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
smeara viscous or sticky substance