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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| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| mulct | fine |
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| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |