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
riftfissure
knitto form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
incorporealnot corporeal : having no material body or form
sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
ariaair
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
bulliongold or silver considered as so much metal
arrearsthe state of being behind in the discharge of obligations
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted