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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
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| retract | to draw back or in |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
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| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |