GRE Word List

CATECHISM

oral instruction

The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.

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proclivityan inclination or predisposition toward something
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
panaceaa remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
tranquillitythe quality or state of being tranquil
resignrelegate
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
convivialrelating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company
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