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 |
|---|---|
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| aria | air |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |