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
proselytizeto induce someone to convert to one's faith
tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy
razeto destroy to the ground : demolish
toxiccontaining or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation
bulgeto jut out : swell
illicitnot permitted : unlawful
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
corollarya proposition (see proposition
preciseexactly or sharply defined or stated
concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time