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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spoof | deceive |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| raiment | clothing |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |