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 |
|---|---|
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |