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 |
|---|---|
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| espouse | marry |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |