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 |
|---|---|
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |