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

WordMeaning
erratichaving no fixed course : wandering
mendicantbeggar
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
feignto give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
vituperativeuttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse
grottocave
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
commonplacecommonly found or seen : ordinary
homilya usually short sermon