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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| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
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| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |