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 |
|---|---|
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| delve | excavate |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |