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
rigto fit out with rigging
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
adherentone who adheres to something: such as
grategrating
congenialpleasant
conformitycorrespondence in form, manner, or character : agreement
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
scantylimited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent
fallaciousembodying a fallacy