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

WordMeaning
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
denigrateto attack the reputation of : defame
bilkto block the free development of : frustrate
gruesomeinspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
retainto keep in possession or use
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
meddlesomegiven to meddling
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation
tensilecapable of tension : ductile