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
tremora trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease
actuarialof or relating to actuaries
capitulateto surrender often after negotiation of terms
dummya person who is incapable of speaking
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
rancorbitter deep-seated ill will
invertto reverse in position, order, or relationship
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together