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 |
|---|---|
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| dire | exciting horror |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| attentive | mindful |