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
candorunreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness
impassivegiving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
blurtto utter abruptly and impulsively
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data
executeto carry out fully : put completely into effect
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
languorweakness or weariness of body or mind
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
charydiscreetly cautious: such as
nicetythe quality or state of being nice