GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| sublimate | sublime |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |