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
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
debonairsuave
applicationan act of applying:
cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
seetheto suffer violent internal excitement
scurryto move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
concatenatelinked together
minusculevery small