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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
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| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |