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 |
|---|---|
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
