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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| dour | stern |