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 |
|---|---|
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |