GRE Word List
PAROCHIAL
narrow in scope or outlook; provincial; related to parishes
The meaning of the word parochial is narrow in scope or outlook; provincial; related to parishes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rake | immoral or dissolute person |
| quiver | tremble; shake; N. |
| dire | warning of disaster; disastrous; (of needs and dangers) very great; urgent; Ex. dire prediction/need of food |
| myopic | nearsighted; lacking foresight; N. myopia |
| awl | pointed tool used for piercing |
| delve | dig; search deeply; investigate |
| medium | element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; intervening substance through which something else is transmitted |
| advent | arrival |
| masochist | person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism |
| obfuscate | confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex; make so confused as to be difficult to understand |
