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 |
|---|---|
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |