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 |
|---|---|
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |