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 |
|---|---|
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| purported | reputed |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| asunder | into parts |