GRE Word List
EPITHET
a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
The meaning of the word epithet is a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |