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.

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liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
predisposeto dispose in advance
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
sterilefailing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
dishonorlack or loss of honor or reputation
alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
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