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
noveltysomething new or unusual
exonerateto relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship
obsequiousmarked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
sanctimonioushypocritically pious or devout
raveto talk irrationally in or as if in delirium
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense