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 |
|---|---|
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| polity | political organization |