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 |
|---|---|
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |