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
occultto shut off from view or exposure : cover
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
podiatristthe medical care and treatment of the human foot
infractionthe act of infringing : violation
tarryto delay or be tardy in acting or doing
impalpableincapable of being felt by touch : intangible
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually