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
aloftat or to a great height
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harrowingacutely distressing or painful
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
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hewto cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument