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 |
|---|---|
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| natal | native |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |