GRE Word List
PARALLELISM
the quality or state of being parallel
The meaning of the word parallelism is the quality or state of being parallel.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |