GRE Word List

CATECHISM

oral instruction

The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.

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veracioustruthful
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
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incidentan occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening
commemorateto call to remembrance
granarya storehouse for threshed grain
insurrectionan act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
assentto agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur
bookishof or relating to books