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 |
|---|---|
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| countenance | look |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |