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 |
|---|---|
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| wry | twist |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |