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
nascentcoming or having recently come into existence
rifeprevalent especially to an increasing degree
sanguinarybloodthirsty
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
lassitudea condition of weariness or debility : fatigue
enigmasomething hard to understand or explain
falterto walk unsteadily : stumble
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
circleta little circle
regenta person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign