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
ficklemarked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object
allayto subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate
schemea plan or program of action
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
deifyto make a god of
slacknot using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion