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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| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |