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
celerityrapidity of motion or action
saunterto walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
falsifyto prove or declare false : disprove
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
condigndeserved