GRE Word List
PARISH
area in the care of a single priest and served by one main church
The meaning of the word parish is area in the care of a single priest and served by one main church.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| primogeniture | seniority by birth; state of being the first-born child; right of the eldest child (to inherit the entire property of one or both parents) |
| lionize | treat (a person) as a celebrity |
| demented | insane |
| defame | harm someone's reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; N. defamation; ADJ. defamatory |
| stout | rather fat; strong in body; sturdy; resolute; determined; strong in determination; Ex. stout stick/supporter |
| rubric | title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremony; protocol |
| prosaic | lacking in imagination; dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact(concerned with facts, not imagination or feelings); factual; CF. prose |
| superannuated | retired or disqualified because of age; outmoded; obsolete |
| smirk | conceited smile; offensively self-satisfied smile (often at someone else's misfortune); V. |
| betoken | signify; indicate; be a sign of |
