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
defrockto deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office
rumbleto make a low heavy rolling sound
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
unfrockdefrock
skiffany of various small boats
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
prohibitivetending to prohibit or restrain
providentfrugal
economythe structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period