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.

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WordMeaning
dissonancelack of agreement
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
underlyinglying beneath or below
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
assailto attack violently : assault
requiema mass for the dead
stodgyhaving a rich filling quality : heavy