GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| dilute | attenuate |