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 |
|---|---|
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| sublimate | sublime |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |