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 |
|---|---|
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| gnome | maxim |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| scintilla | spark |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |