GRE Word List
EPIC
a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero
The meaning of the word epic is a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero.
Random words
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sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
pulchritude | physical comeliness |
bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
denotation | an act or process of denoting |
incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
beeline | a straight direct course |
senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |