GRE Word List
PARITY
the quality or state of being equal or equivalent
The meaning of the word parity is the quality or state of being equal or equivalent.
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| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |