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 |
|---|---|
| executioner | one who executes |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| disport | sport |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |