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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| forte | one's strong point |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |