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 |
|---|---|
| guy | man |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |