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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |