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 |
|---|---|
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |