GRE Word List

CATECHISM

oral instruction

The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.

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WordMeaning
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
infestto spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
maculatedmarked with spots : blotched
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside
repercussionreflection
teetotalismthe principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
snivelto run at the nose