GRE Word List

CATECHISM

oral instruction

The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.

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prosperto succeed in an enterprise or activity
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
effectualproducing or able to produce a desired effect
agrarianof or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
dotagea state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
irreverencelack of reverence
preciseexactly or sharply defined or stated
libidinoushaving or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
visagethe face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal