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 |
|---|---|
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| headlong | headfirst |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |