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 |
|---|---|
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| irate | roused to ire |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| pilfer | steal |