Epic - English meaning

adjective

Having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed.

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A ruthlessly ambitious workaholic

adjective

Having a strong desire for success, achievement, power, or wealth

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Even as a young man he was ambitious and self-assured., it was an ambitious project to restore the …

adjective

Having a strong wish to be successful

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An ambitious young lawyer, i make no secret of the fact that i am very ambitious., the retailer ann…

adjective

Involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.

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An arduous journey

adjective

Difficult and tiring, or needing a great deal of effort

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In those days, a trip to the west was an arduous journey.

adjective

Difficult, needing a lot of effort and energy

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An arduous climb/task/journey

adjective

High-sounding but with little meaning; inflated.

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Bombastic rhetoric

adjective

Forceful and confident in a way that is intended to be very powerful and impressive, but may not have much real meaning or effect

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His bombastic manner is a front for deep insecurity., a bombastic preacher, a bombastic statement

noun

A factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence.

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A vast chronicle of spanish history

verb

Record (a series of events) in a factual and detailed way.

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His work chronicles 20th-century migration

noun

A record of events in the order in which they happened

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This book is the most eloquent chronicle of an empire’s downfall that i have seen., infml the diary…

adjective

Very unusual or remarkable.

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The extraordinary plumage of the male

noun

An item in a company's accounts not arising from its normal activities.

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Of the total "army extraordinaries" of £315,917 submitted to the house of commons on february 6, 17…

adjective

Very unusual and special; different in type or greater in degree than the usual or ordinary

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Being chairman gave him an extraordinary sense of power., she was an extraordinary woman, and no on…

adjective

Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.

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It was rather extravagant to buy both

adjective

More expensive than is necessary or reasonable, or having the characteristics of being expensive

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Company executives enjoyed an extravagant lifestyle., top athletes are showered with extravagant gi…

adjective

Spending or costing a lot of money

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Severe cuts in public spending mean that demands for extravagant pay rises are no longer realistic.…

noun

A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.

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The fable of the sick lion and the wary fox

verb

Tell fictitious tales.

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I do not dream nor fable

noun

A short story that tells a moral truth, often using animals as characters

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Latisha loves the fable about the grasshopper and the ant.

adjective

Magnificent and imposing in appearance, size, or style.

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A grand country house

noun

A thousand dollars or pounds.

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He gets thirty-five grand a year

adjective

Important and large in degree or size

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When i mess up, i mess up on a grand scale., the ten top essayists will compete for the $10,000 gra…

adjective

Pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress.

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A grandiloquent celebration of spanish glory

adjective

A grandiloquent style or way of using language is complicated in order to attract admiration and attention, especially in order to make someone or something seem important

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Her speech was full of grandiloquent language, but it contained no new ideas.

adjective

Requiring great strength or effort.

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A herculean task

adjective

Having or needing great strength or effort

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She had the herculean task of bringing up four children single-handedly.

adjective

Having the characteristics of a hero or heroine; admirably brave or determined.

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Heroic deeds

noun

Behaviour or talk that is bold or dramatic.

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The england star is getting special treatment because of his world cup heroics

adjective

Having qualities appropriate for brave figures

adjective

High-flown language, ideas, or behaviour is meant to make you admire someone.

noun

The study of past events, particularly in human affairs.

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Medieval european history

noun

(the study of) past events considered together, esp. events or developments of a particular period, country, or subject

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[ u ] i’m taking a course in american history., [ c ] i’m reading a history of jazz (= a book that …

noun

A record of past events relating to a particular person or company

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This is the 50th consecutive month of uninterrupted job growth, the longest in the nation's history…

adjective

Relating to or in the style of homer or the epic poems ascribed to him.

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Through the centuries the homeric epics have influenced writers and philosophers of many different …

adjective

Extremely large; enormous.

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A huge area

verb

Put (something) down gently or carefully.

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She laid the baby in his cot

noun

Used with an abstract noun so that the phrase formed has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun used, e.g. ‘lay the blame on’ means ‘to blame’.

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She laid great stress on little courtesies

adjective

Not ordained into or belonging to the clergy.

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A lay preacher

noun

A traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but not authenticated.

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The legend of king arthur

adjective

Very well known.

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His speed and ferocity in attack were legend

noun

An old story or set of stories from ancient times, or the stories that people tell about a famous event or person

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[ u ] cajun legend suggests that white alligators are a symbol of prosperity., louis armstrong is a…

adjective

Of imposing height.

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The elegant square was shaded by lofty palms

adjective

High

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Lofty mountains, lofty sentiments

adjective

Measuring a great distance from end to end.

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A long corridor

adverb

(of a vowel) categorized as long with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard british english the vowel /uː/ in food is long as distinct from the short vowel /ʊ/ in good ).

verb

Have a strong wish or desire.

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She longed for a little more excitement

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of the english poet john milton or his works.

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A miltonian epic

adjective

Great in importance, extent, or size.

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It's been a monumental effort

adjective

Very big or very great

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Rebuilding the bridge proved to be a monumental job.

noun

A traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.

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Ancient celtic myths

noun

A traditional story, esp. one which explains the early history or a cultural belief or practice of a group of people, or explains a natural event

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[ c ] kids like the stories about the gods and goddesses of greek and roman myths., [ c ] equal opp…

noun

A feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love.

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I had a thirst for romance

verb

Try to gain the love of; court.

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The wealthy estate owner romanced her

adjective

Relating to or denoting the group of indo-european languages descended from latin, principally french, spanish, portuguese, italian, catalan, occitan, and romanian.

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The romance languages

noun

A long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in old norse or old icelandic.

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A figure straight out of a viking saga

noun

A long, detailed story of connected events

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The gold rush was just one chapter in the saga of the old west.

adjective

Of very great extent or quantity; immense.

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A vast plain full of orchards

noun

An immense space.

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And up from the vast a murmuring passed as from a wood of pines.