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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WordMeaning
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
forerunnerone that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive
rescindto take away : remove
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
flushto fly away suddenly
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
turmoila state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion