GRE Word List

PAROCHIAL

of or relating to a church parish

The meaning of the word parochial is of or relating to a church parish.

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recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning
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impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
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runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised