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 |
|---|---|
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |