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 |
|---|---|
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| influx | a coming in |
| recast | to cast again |