GRE Word List

CATECHISM

oral instruction

The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.

Random words

WordMeaning
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
stippleto engrave by means of dots and flicks
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
dubiousunsettled in opinion : doubtful
appeasepacify
illicitnot permitted : unlawful
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
distraughtagitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain
suffragistone who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women