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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libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
vipera common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans
curban edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter
redolentexuding fragrance : aromatic
exorbitantnot coming within the scope of the law
connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
lustusually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness