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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| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| gnome | maxim |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |