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 |
|---|---|
| fester | to generate pus |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| random | a haphazard course |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |