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 |
|---|---|
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| defalcate | deduct |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |