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.

Random words

WordMeaning
laudpraise
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
underhandin a clandestine manner
husbandrythe cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture
amoralhaving or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
cognizancea distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)