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 |
|---|---|
| irremediable | not remediable |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |