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 |
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| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| egregious | conspicuous |
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