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 |
|---|---|
| dermatologist | a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |