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
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
appraiseto set a value on : to estimate the amount of
yieldto bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation
gorgea narrow passage through land
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
fleeta number of warships under a single command
punitiveinflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
historichistorical
significanthaving meaning