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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WordMeaning
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
rusticateto go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
natalnative
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
peddleto travel about with wares for sale
quietudea quiet state : repose
infestto spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
dissonancelack of agreement
passiveacted upon by an external agency