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 |
|---|---|
| trample | tramp |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| 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) |
| seasoned | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |