GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |