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
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
amorphoushaving no definite form : shapeless
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
wrytwist
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
garnerto gather into storage
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
conversanthaving knowledge or experience
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
checkeredmarked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials