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 |
|---|---|
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |