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 |
|---|---|
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| hallowed | holy |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |