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 |
|---|---|
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| evenhanded | fair |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |