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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| cadaver | a dead body |
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| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
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| provident | frugal |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |