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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |