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 |
|---|---|
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| ignite | to set afire |