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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| fauna | animal life |