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 |
|---|---|
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |