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 |
|---|---|
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| forlorn | bereft |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |