GRE Word List

PARALLEL

extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant

The meaning of the word parallel is extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant.

Random words

WordMeaning
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented
hatcha small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship)
retractto draw back or in
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
commonwealtha nation, state, or other political unit: such as
emulateto strive to equal or excel
connivancethe act of conniving
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays