GRE Word List

CATECHISM

oral instruction

The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.

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impoverishto make poor
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hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
existentialof, relating to, or affirming existence
arroyoa watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region
deliriuman acute (see acute
dilemmaa usually undesirable or unpleasant choice