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 |
|---|---|
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| mendicant | beggar |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| grotto | cave |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| homily | a usually short sermon |