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

WordMeaning
smughighly self-satisfied
glazeto furnish or fit with glass
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
dramaa composition (see composition
contortionsto twist in a violent manner
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
imperiousmarked by arrogant assurance : domineering
matrimonythe state of being married : marriage