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 |
|---|---|
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |