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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| drab | slattern |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |