GRE Word List

CATECHISM

oral instruction

The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.

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fancyto have a fancy (see fancy
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defeatistan attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
dislodgeto drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
homelysuggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home
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