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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| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| unkempt | not combed |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
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| obscure | dark |
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