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.

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WordMeaning
hallowedholy
blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue
methodicalarranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order
depredationto lay waste : plunder
impregnableincapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
corpusclea minute particle
concorda state of agreement : harmony
cloistera monastic establishment
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
diversionthe act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation