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 |
|---|---|
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| acetic | vinegary |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |