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
glamoran exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness
disparatemarkedly distinct in quality or character
deludeto mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive
aspirantone who aspires
entrancepower or permission to enter : admission
exceptwith the exclusion or exception of
resoundto become filled with sound : reverberate
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
coymarked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness