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 |
|---|---|
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |