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 |
|---|---|
| skimp | skimpy |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| savant | a person of learning |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| unkempt | not combed |