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 |
|---|---|
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |