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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notableworthy of note : remarkable
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preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
mulctfine
marrowbone marrow
vantagea position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view
embarkto go on board a vehicle for transportation
begetto procreate as the father : sire
reactionaryrelating to, marked by, or favoring reaction