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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WordMeaning
noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling
bizarrestrikingly out of the ordinary: such as
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
anointto smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
truculencethe quality or state of being truculent
afflictiona cause of persistent pain or distress
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
detachedstanding by itself : separate
touchymarked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation
palpitateto beat rapidly and strongly : throb