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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |