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 |
|---|---|
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| executor | one who executes something |