GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
| blackball | to vote against |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |