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
incessantcontinuing or following without interruption : unceasing
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
limpidmarked by transparency (see transparent
titanichaving great magnitude, force, or power : colossal
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
egregiousconspicuous
nadirthe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer