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
tributesomething given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved
killjoyone who spoils the pleasure of others
attentivemindful
dichotomya division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
kudospraise given for achievement
rendto remove from place by violence : wrest
consanguineousof the same blood or origin
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
impalpableincapable of being felt by touch : intangible
promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water