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 |
|---|---|
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |