GRE Word List

CATECHISM

oral instruction

The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.

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WordMeaning
rambleto move aimlessly from place to place
dearthscarcity that makes dear
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
proselytizeto induce someone to convert to one's faith
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
limpidmarked by transparency (see transparent
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
conspiracythe act of conspiring together
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep