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 |
|---|---|
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |