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 |
|---|---|
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |