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 |
|---|---|
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| welter | writhe |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| romp | one that romps |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |