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
acrimoniousangry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner
obliviouslacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
congenialpleasant
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
figurea number symbol : numeral
reduceto draw together or cause to converge : consolidate
attributea quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
deviouswandering