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 |
|---|---|
| omnipotent | almighty |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |