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 |
|---|---|
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| scotch | scottish |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |