GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
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| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |