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.

Random words

WordMeaning
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony
intermediarymediator
stigmaa mark of shame or discredit : stain
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
desolatedevoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
artfulperformed with or showing art or skill
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture