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
lethalof, relating to, or causing death
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ricketyaffected with rickets
spliceto unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
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laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious