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
consummateextremely skilled and accomplished
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
grumbleto mutter in discontent
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
tempestuousof, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent
machinationsan act of machinating
banteringto speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
elucidateto make lucid especially by explanation or analysis
reciprocalinversely related : opposite