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 |
|---|---|
| encompass | include |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |