GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| congruent | congruous |