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 |
|---|---|
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| cipher | zero |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |