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 |
|---|---|
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| skimp | skimpy |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |