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 |
|---|---|
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| lode | waterway |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| stringent | tight |