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 |
|---|---|
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| actuary | clerk |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| trenchant | keen |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |