GRE Word List

CATECHISM

oral instruction

The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.

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WordMeaning
sleightdeceitful craftiness
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
stammerto make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
willowyabounding with willows
exposurethe fact or condition of being exposed: such as
cannyclever
venerablecalling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
renegadea deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another
gustatoryrelating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely