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 |
|---|---|
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| drivel | nonsense |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| fleck | streak |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |