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 |
|---|---|
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| migrant | one that migrates: such as |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |