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 |
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| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
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| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |