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 |
|---|---|
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |