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 |
|---|---|
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| garnish | decorate |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |