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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titillateto excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
perennialpresent at all seasons of the year
physiologicalof or relating to physiology
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
determinationa judicial decision settling and ending a controversy
esteemthe regard in which one is held
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations