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 |
|---|---|
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| reek | smoke |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| cipher | zero |
| demure | reserved |