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

WordMeaning
encompassinclude
meteoricof or relating to a meteor
furrowa trench in the earth made by a plow
anachronisman error in chronology
gullibleeasily duped or cheated
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
visagethe face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal
churlishof, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support