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
prosodythe study of versification
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
inimitablenot capable of being imitated : matchless
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
felicitythe quality or state of being happy
pathosan element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion
toxiccontaining or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation