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 |
|---|---|
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| aromatic | of, relating to, or having aroma: |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |