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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| gazette | newspaper |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| hysteria | a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral |