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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |