GRE Word List

CATECHISM

oral instruction

The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.

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reparablecapable of being repaired
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egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
mottledmarked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors
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