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 |
|---|---|
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |