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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WordMeaning
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
apoplexystroke
ewethe female of the sheep especially when mature
prosperitythe condition of being successful or thriving
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
primaloriginal
haughtinessblatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior
phobiaan exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation
augustmarked by majestic dignity or grandeur
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life