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 |
|---|---|
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| flounder | flatfish |
| throes | pang |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| crass | gross |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |