GRE Word List
PARISH
the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor
The meaning of the word parish is the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apoplexy | stroke |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| headlong | headfirst |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |