GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| violate | break |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| auroral | dawn |