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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insightfulexhibiting or characterized by insight
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purportedreputed
amorphoushaving no definite form : shapeless
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
heedto pay attention
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scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
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