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
jabto pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object
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militateto have weight or effect
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
impregnableincapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
providencedivine guidance or care
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
chideto speak out in angry or displeased rebuke