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 |
|---|---|
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| throes | pang |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |