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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |