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 |
|---|---|
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| finished | entirely done |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |