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 |
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| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |