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
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another
subsidya grant or gift of money: such as
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
sluggishaverse to activity or exertion : indolent
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented
indigenousproduced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment
rantto talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
fathoma unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water