GRE Word List
CATECHISM
oral instruction
The meaning of the word catechism is oral instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |