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 |
|---|---|
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| cipher | zero |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |