GRE Word List
PARABLE
a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
The meaning of the word parable is a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |