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 |
|---|---|
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| gnome | maxim |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |