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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| debut | a first appearance |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |