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

WordMeaning
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
invalidateto make invalid
plumea feather of a bird: such as
efficacythe power to produce an effect
maula heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling
mesmerizeto subject to mesmerism
exigencythat which is required in a particular situation
gruesomeinspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration