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 |
|---|---|
| forlorn | bereft |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |