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 |
|---|---|
| grudging | unwilling |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| delve | excavate |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |