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 |
|---|---|
| enhance | heighten |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| natal | native |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |