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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carafea bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine
onslaughtan especially fierce attack
precedentprior in time, order, arrangement, or significance
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
diversionthe act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
incorporateto unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
seamyhaving the rough side of the seam showing