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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |