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 |
|---|---|
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |