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 |
|---|---|
| comprise | to be made up of |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| score | twenty |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| acetic | vinegary |