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
festerto generate pus
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
adeptthoroughly proficient : expert
gruffrough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
groucha fit of bad temper
gluttonone given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
randoma haphazard course
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original