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 |
|---|---|
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |