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
subsidiaryfurnishing aid or support : auxiliary
strutto become turgid : swell
fraudulentcharacterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
plasticitythe quality or state of being plastic
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
turmoila state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion
muteunable to speak : lacking the power of speech
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement