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
deifyto make a god of
reprisea musical repetition:
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
cosmicof or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
equanimityevenness of mind especially under stress
adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
excoriateto wear off the skin of : abrade
squalorthe quality or state of being squalid
inclinedhaving inclination, disposition, or tendency
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot