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 |
|---|---|
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| championship | designation as champion |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |