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
solicitto make petition to : entreat
indecisivemarked by or prone to indecision : irresolute
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
recapitulateto retell or restate briefly : summarize
dossiera file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject
vervethe spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead