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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| laud | praise |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
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| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
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| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |