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 |
|---|---|
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| enduring | lasting |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |